Town Hall · Winchester

Winchester, KY town hall & government

Winchester spent $46.9 million in the year to June 30, 2024, about $2,448 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Winchester's government.

Local leadership

Who runs Winchester

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Winchester's money goes

Spent
$46.9 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2024
Per resident
$2,448
typical Kentucky cities: $1,972
Long-term debt
$194.1 million
$10,139 per resident
Sewer & trash
$11.6 million25%
Water & other utilities
$7.8 million17%
Fire
$7.4 million16%
Administration & buildings
$5.5 million12%
Police
$4.7 million10%
Roads & transportation
$4 million8%
Housing & development
$2.4 million5%
Paid to other governments
$2.3 million5%
Interest on debt
$32,000<1%
Other
$1.3 million3%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Income taxes 22%
  • Utility sales 12%
  • Sales taxes 10%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the federal government 5%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Winchester

Full-time staff
226
39 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
35
and 67 full-time firefighters
Fire
68 full-time13 part
Police
53 full-time14 part
Sewer & trash
38 full-time
Roads & transportation
15 full-time
Water & other utilities
11 full-time5 part
Administration & buildings
12 full-time
Housing & development
10 full-time
Other
19 full-time7 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2024. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Clark County School District

Winchester's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,277
Kentucky: $14,752
Students
5,390
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$88.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Kentucky districts overall: 37% local, 46% state, 17% federal

  • Local 37%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 19%

Of the $14,277 per pupil, $7,831 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Winchester pay

Typical tax bill
$1,362
a year · Kentucky typical $1,544
Effective rate
0.72%
of home value · Kentucky 0.75%
Typical home value
$188,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Winchester's government

🏛️ Official websitewinchesterky.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Winchester →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Winchester

Winchester is represented in Congress by Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representative Andy Barr. Andy Beshear is governor.

All of Winchester's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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